Answer:
The word "waste" means that to destroy life.
Its use seems to suggest the destructive and devastating effect death has on the things it lays a hand on.
Explanation:
John Keats' poem "Ode on a Grecian Urn," is a metaphorical take on the world of life and art and their relationship. The poet takes the theme of beauty to relate the relationship between human life and its beauty, and how one complements the other.
The word waste is used in the last stanza of the poem when the speaker talks of death. The lines go like this: "When old age shall this generation waste, / Thou shalt remain, in midst of other woe / Than ours, a friend to man". Here, the word "waste" means the destruction of this generation or life in general. To the speaker, the urn will remain even after the present generation passes.
The use of the word "waste" seems to suggest the destructive and devastating effect of death on things that it touches.
Answer:
What is the meaning of the word waste as it is used in the passage? DESTROY
What does the use of the word waste suggest?
DEATH IS DESTRUCTIVE AND DEVASTATING
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